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Claude Code v2.1.281 ·

Tabs header is now focusable by keyboard (build constant flipped)

The header row of tabbed screens can now take keyboard focus, and Down moves from it into the tab's content

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What

Many screens in Claude Code use a shared tabs component. A built-in switch in it has been turned on, so the row of tab names can now receive keyboard focus. When it has focus:

  • It is shown in the "suggestion" colour by default.
  • Left, Right and Tab key presses are captured by the header.
  • Down moves focus into the tab's content.
Why

You can move between the tab row and the content below it with the keyboard. Left, Right and Tab may behave differently from before while the header has focus.

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